Mohammed bin Rashid receives Founder of World Economic Forum

Dubai - The international gathering of heads of states, United Nations, World Bank, representatives of 125 world governments and eminent international organisations, is set to run from February 8th to 10th, 2016.

Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received on Sunday Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and President of the World Economic Forum, who is in Dubai to participate in the fourth edition of the World Government Summit, under the title, 'Shaping Future Governments'.
The international gathering of heads of states, United Nations, World Bank, representatives of 125 world governments and eminent international organisations, is set to run from February 8th to 10th, 2016, under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid at the Madinat Jumeirah.
His Highness Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, attended the meeting.
Shaikh Mohammed and Professor Schwab reviewed the latest economic and information technology advancements at regional and international levels, as well as the Fourth Industrial Revolution which focuses on the positive impact of modern technology on progress of science, innovation, human and economic development.
Meanwhile, Shaikh Mohammed also welcomed Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, to discuss with him his participation in the World Government Summit and a host of topics including economy, governance and UAE's experiments in this respect. The World Bank President praised the UAE's successful experiment in this field.
Shaikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development, MICAD, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, Minister of Labour, Dr. Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, and a number of senior officials, attended the two meetings.